Nadeem is my second listener to come on as a guest. In his words:

My name is Nadeem Akhtar, born in Pakistan. Moved to Norway when I was seven years old with my mother. My father had emigrated to Norway in 1971, and we were the first Pakistani family in a small town, called Rjukan, Telemark county. It was good a place to grow up for all of us (my parents, older sister and brother).

Later I studied in California state University, Fresno. Completed bachelor degree and post-baccalaureate in Business Administration (Finance and minor in International Marketing). Came back to Norway in 1992 and settled in Oslo, Norway where I live with my wife and two children. I am civil servant working for the Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA).

In my free-time I like jogging, going for walks in the woods, along lakes, and also doing some voluntary work for people with disability.